About the position
Investment legal: To ensure that the organisation follows relevant Laws and business rules when implementing client mandates utilizing an enterprise-wide framework for the identification, assessment, measurement, reporting and monitoring of risk with a view to achieve the client's and the corporation's objectives and risk strategy.
Responsibilities
- Setting the strategic direction of the Investment Legal team
- Develop and maintain a risk management framework for the investment divisions to ensure a structured approach to risk identification, assessment, measurement, reporting and monitoring in the corporation
- Monitoring compliance with clients' mandates, applicable legislations, laws, regulations and industry codes of standards in the corporation and its subsidiaries
- Provide legal risk assessments and oversight for unlisted investments, properties and listed investments
- Measurement, analysis and mitigation of investment performance and associated risks
- Providing training, advice and support to business on investment risk, compliance risk and operational risk management
- Reporting as appropriate to the executive management, Board/Board committees clients and regulators
- Promote the combined assurance model for the corporation (Investment Legal, all Investment Divisions, Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance)
- Leadership of the Investment Legal team
Qualifications
- Post graduate degree or certification such as LLM or equivalent
- MBA or postgraduate Business Administration degree is an added advantage
- FAIS RE 05 Certificate or must be obtained within 6 months of employment
- At least 10 - 15 years post admission experience in financial industry and/or investments environment of which 3 - 5 years must be at the senior management role
- A good understanding of the key areas of the corporation
Desired Skills:
- Investments
- Legal
- Financial Modelling
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